PBBM orders probe on expensive but failed government Flood Management Program
The Philippines is no stranger to flooding. In fact, the government is spending at least PHP 1 billion daily on flood control projects, according to a July 2024 data from the Senate of the Philippines.
But, if that’s how much is spent from taxpayers’ money, how come the flood situation in the country gets worse every year? Well, the President has seen enough and wants these flood control projects investigated.
“Recently, I inspected the effects of the southwest monsoon, cyclones Crising, Dante and Emong. I clearly saw that many projects for flood control are substandard and have collapsed. Others are mere figments of imagination… Let us not pretend. The people know that there are rackets in the projects,” said President, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. during his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 28.
“Mahiya naman kayo!” added the President, which drew a standing ovation.
(You should be ashamed of yourselves!)
DPWH ordered to report to PBBM
To fix the obvious fault in the system, President Marcos has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to submit a complete report on all the flood control projects done during his administration.
“The regional project monitoring committee shall examine that list of projects and give a report on those that had been failures, those that were not finished, and those that were alleged to be ghost projects… We will publish this list. We will make this list public. The public will be a witness to these projects, and they are free to examine the list and provide information that will help us in our investigation,” added the President.
Crooks will be held accountable
According to the President, the government will conduct an audit and performance review on these flood control projects, including how taxpayer money was spent on their construction. If there are anomalies found, that means some people will be held accountable.
“In the following months, all those who will be proven to have committed wrongdoings based on the investigation, including the contractors who were in cahoots with them, will be charged… The people need to know the entire truth. Someone should be held to account for the damage and the corruption.”
